diff --git a/mm/zswap.c b/mm/zswap.c
index 2412042f5550..0e22744a76cb 100644
--- a/mm/zswap.c
+++ b/mm/zswap.c
@@ -1253,8 +1253,6 @@ static int __init zswap_debugfs_init(void)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	zswap_debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("zswap", NULL);
-	if (!zswap_debugfs_root)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	debugfs_create_u64("pool_limit_hit", 0444,
 			   zswap_debugfs_root, &zswap_pool_limit_hit);